diff --git a/src/testing/test_ParticleDescriptor.cpp b/src/testing/test_ParticleDescriptor.cpp
index 9eb221887ba1df88d32297885a479ba3f48e89ac..1cf34ad91e0fb63d9c37ba870bf9bbf9b6bf5fa5 100644
--- a/src/testing/test_ParticleDescriptor.cpp
+++ b/src/testing/test_ParticleDescriptor.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int test_cluster_devel() {
     const string scat_data_file = "../../test_data/cluster/DEDFB";
     GeometryConfiguration *gconf = GeometryConfiguration::from_legacy(geom_data_file);
     ScattererConfiguration *sconf = ScattererConfiguration::from_dedfb(scat_data_file);
-    ParticleDescriptor *pd = new ParticleDescriptorCluster(gconf, sconf);
+    ParticleDescriptorCluster *pd = new ParticleDescriptorCluster(gconf, sconf);
     delete gconf;
     delete sconf;
     delete pd;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int test_inclusion() {
     const string scat_data_file = "../../test_data/inclusion/DEDFB";
     GeometryConfiguration *gconf = GeometryConfiguration::from_legacy(geom_data_file);
     ScattererConfiguration *sconf = ScattererConfiguration::from_dedfb(scat_data_file);
-    ParticleDescriptor *pd = new ParticleDescriptorInclusion(gconf, sconf);
+    ParticleDescriptorInclusion *pd = new ParticleDescriptorInclusion(gconf, sconf);
     delete gconf;
     delete sconf;
     delete pd;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int test_sphere() {
     const string scat_data_file = "../../test_data/sphere/DEDFB";
     GeometryConfiguration *gconf = GeometryConfiguration::from_legacy(geom_data_file);
     ScattererConfiguration *sconf = ScattererConfiguration::from_dedfb(scat_data_file);
-    ParticleDescriptor *pd = new ParticleDescriptorSphere(gconf, sconf);
+    ParticleDescriptorSphere *pd = new ParticleDescriptorSphere(gconf, sconf);
     delete gconf;
     delete sconf;
     delete pd;